New Scientist


Running with a stroller seems to reduce the risk of injuries

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Pushing a pram while running may reduce the force produced with each foot strike, decreasing the risk of injuries


We should decide how AI shapes the future, not tech firms

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

OpenAI and its competitors want to dictate the role that artificial intelligence will play in our society – it's time to take back control of the narrative


Twisteddoodles on how to handle memes featuring medical symptoms

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


Tom Gauld on failed science clip art

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Does shapewear make us less prone to taking risks? Weirdly, maybe yes

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Feedback is a little nonplussed by an experiment that involved wearing (or not wearing) compressing shapewear, and then playing cards


This week’s new questions

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Humans can see water but not air. So can fish see air? And would it be possible to have anti-black holes, and how could we tell if we were looking at one?


At what point does my family tree stop doubling and start decreasing? part 2

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Our readers do the maths on what one of their mothers calls the family forest


What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? part 2

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

One reader explains how the moon’s drift will lead to longer (and warmer) days


What is the optimal way to ice a cocktail?

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Readers dig into whether it’s best to have fewer big cubes or lots of small ones – and offer up their services to test it out


If this brilliant cosmic horror show passed you by, rectify that now

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The Killings at Parrish Station is a terrifying cosmic horror six-parter, which starts back in 1987 when two detectives find mangled bodies at an outback radio research station. TV columnist Bethan Ackerley is a big fan